No. 48 team waits for situation to play out before Michigan
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Hendrick Motorsports‘ appeal of a P1 level penalty will be heard by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel Tuesday at the NASCAR Research & Development Center in Concord, North Carolina.
The Sprint Cup Series organization’s No. 48 team, with driver Jimmie Johnson, was penalized May 27 for receiving written warnings in two consecutive events during last month’s All-Star and Coca-Cola 600 events at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
As a result of the multiple warnings, the team was scheduled to receive one of the final two choices in the pit selection process for the May 31 FedEx 400 benefitting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway.
However, the penalty was deferred due to the notice to appeal by the organization.
Should the Appeals Panel uphold NASCAR’s penalty, the team would have the last choice in pit selection for this weekend’s Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway (FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR, 1 p.m. ET).
Before the Dover race, Johnson, a six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, said his team didn’t agree with the penalty.
“I look forward to the appeal process running its course, and respect it and certainly hope for a different outcome once everything has run its course,” he said.
Written warnings are typically issued for minor infractions and do not result in penalties. However, when multiple warnings are issued, the infraction is considered a P1 level penalty under NASCAR’s Deterrence System.
The HScott Motorsports team, with driver Justin Allgaier, was also penalized for receiving consecutive warnings at Charlotte.
More recently, the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 team with defending series champion Kevin Harvick was penalized for multiple warnings during the Dover race weekend.
Both HScott and SHR teams chose to not appeal.